Cinna-bun Cake

My Mom makes the best cinnamon buns.  I don’t make cinnamon buns…I’ve been craving Mom’s cinnamon buns, but they’ve been away.  So I had to improvise.  Enter Cinnamon Bun Cake, or as our two year old calls it, Cinabun Cake.

Ingredients

Base:

• 3 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

Topping:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon

Glaze

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 5 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

How To Make Cinna-bun Cake

• Pre-heat oven to 350F.
• Prepare a 9-inch x 13-inch baking pan by spraying with non-stick cooking oil or, if you prefer, coat the pan with butter.
• In a large bowl, mix all of the base ingredients, with the exception of the butter, together until thoroughly combined.
• Add the melted butter last and pour into the prepared pan; set aside,

To prepare the topping:

• In a small bowl, mix all of the topping ingredients together; mix well to combine.

To assemble the cake for baking:

• Drop topping, by teaspoonful over the base, as evenly as you can, over the entire base.
• Use a butter knife and swirl the topping into the base.
• Place into the pre-heated oven and bake for 28 – 30 minutes.

To prepare and use the glaze:

• While the cake is baking, using a small bowl, prepare the glaze by mixing all ingredients until completed combined; set aside.
• Remove cake from oven and glaze the cake while still warm.